# Incident 20151012018059I: Piper PA-44-180, Concord, CA, October 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2015, 11:03 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N633TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N633TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,945 total, 393 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012018059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED UPON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32R AT THE BUCHANAN AIRPORT IN CONCORD, CA. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WHILE THE ENGINES WERE RUNNING. DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER BLADES AND THE NOSE CONE AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND LINKAGE WAS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING A SECOND TIME DURING THE PROCESS OF TOWING IT OFF THE RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE REPAIR OF THE AIRCRAFT. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO THIS REPORT AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N633TA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071030827299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071030827299I), Oct 30, 2007: Piper PA44180 (N633TA), Concord, CA, Minor damage. (-23) 10/30/2007, 11:50 Local time. N633T a Piper PA44-180 owned and operated by pacific states aviation, piloted by a CFI took off from Concord airport ccr.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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